UJEP focuses on quality education, research and innovation, cooperates with regional partners and actively contributes to the development of the Ústí Region and the entire Czech Republic. It has experience in dealing with SMART issues.
UJEP is a public university founded in 1991. It offers a wide range of study programmes in the fields of natural sciences, engineering, humanities, social sciences, arts and pedagogy. UJEP focuses on quality education, research and innovation, cooperates with regional partners and actively contributes to the development of the Ústí Region and the Czech Republic. UJEP has experience in dealing with SMART issues (projects Smart City – Smart Region – Smart Community, Smart countryside: sustainable rural development using Smart solutions and Municipalities talking about water) and UJEP is the main coordinator of the CESMOD project.
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CTU UCEEB is an interdisciplinary research centre focusing on construction, energy and sustainable innovation in a wide range of other fields.
In addition to the UCEEB, experts from the Faculty of Civil Engineering (FSv) and the Faculty of Information Technology (FIT) are involved. The FSv of the CTU, through the Department of Municipal Water Management, has know-how in the field of smart water management in municipalities, protection of water resources, water pollution, etc.
CTU UCEEB is an interdisciplinary research centre focusing on construction, energy and sustainable innovation in a wide range of other fields. Since 2014, the centre has completed over 1,200 projects. The Centre employs a total of approximately 200 staff, including about 120 top applied research staff. The Urban Innovation Programme deals with municipalities of all sizes, and collaborations have been implemented with more than 50 cities and municipalities of all sizes. In the area of urban innovation, UCEEB has produced a number of outputs, such as Water in the City, the Catalogue of the Use of Secondary Materials in Construction and the Recycled Construction website. cz, certification methodology SBToolCZ, Methodology for planning public spaces, Manual Energy management of municipalities and cities in their buildings and on their land, training course on energy-plus neighbourhoods, or specific applications such as the micro-cogeneration power plant Wave, biosolar roof in Žďár nad Sázavou, smart concrete furniture for SARAP Prague 3. In the field of automation and data management of municipalities with a focus not only on energy, UCEEB has implemented projects Smart City Compass, SPARCS, ASCEND, GLocalFlex, Technology Transfer for Smart Prague and many others.
In addition to UCEEB, experts from the Faculty of Civil Engineering (FSv) and the Faculty of Information Technology (FIT) are involved.
VŠE has long been involved in educational activities across the Czech Republic with the aim of bringing the SMART concept closer to all actors within the quadruple helix, across the topics of the individual components so that a holistic approach is maintained. They have been cooperating with virtually all project partners for a long time.
The members of the research team have experience with national and international research projects, including the most prestigious ones such as Horizon, with the preparation of strategic and methodological documents, both at the local (for municipalities or LAGs) and national level (co-authorship directly on the Smart Cities Concept and its Implementation Plan). Some of them are active in the bodies of LAGs or are members of the Smart Cities Working Group at the Ministry of Regional Development and have participated in projects directly implemented for the Ministry of Regional Development to support the implementation of the SMART concept in the Czech Republic. Furthermore, they have been involved in long-term educational activities across the Czech Republic with the aim of bringing the SMART concept closer to all actors within the quadruple helix, across the themes of the individual components so that a holistic approach is maintained. They have been cooperating with virtually all project partners for a long time.
VSB-TUO has many years of experience in education, dissemination of good practice and cooperation with application guarantors, both on the side of state and local government and in cooperation with industrial partners and innovation.
VSB -TUO has a long experience in education, dissemination of good practice and cooperation with application sponsors, both on the side of state and local government and in cooperation with industry. The project will make use of the background and experience from the supporting activities of the SMARAGD project, which emphasises the link between cutting-edge research, development and innovative entrepreneurship. The department has also been involved in a number of international projects, e.g. Interreg Europe Rures, or Interreg Europe Central Skills+.
VSB -TUO has full support of technical and knowledge equipment in the field of SMART technologies, support activities are provided by a separate department of the public university. The department is well technically equipped and has access to audiovisual equipment, the possibility of using the Supercomputer for simulating certain situations and last but not least, it processes data.
FI MUNI has been researching Smart Cities at the international level for more than 6 years in the Service Systems Laboratory. In practical application, he collaborates in the design of implementation materials for the SMART concept, analytical and evaluation materials.
The Faculty of Informatics of MU brings together the DISA, Sitola and NLP expert groups in this project under the leadership of the Service Systems Laboratory (SeSLab).The Service Systems Laboratory (seslab.fi.muni.cz) has been researching Smart Cities since 2018. In terms of practical application, it collaborates in the preparation of implementation materials for the SMART concept, and in research activities it cooperates in this area with the University of Salerno in Italy, the Polytechnic of Bucharest and the Deggendorf Institute of Technology. A very important partner in the research on the application of AI in the service sector is ISSIP (issip.org), led by Jim Spohrer, one of the founders of Service Science, which forms the theoretical and methodological framework of the whole research. The Faculty of Informatics, through Leonard Walletzky and Jaroslav Zelený, collaborated on the SMOČR project “Strategic Framework of the Union of Towns and Municipalities in the Smart City”. The aforementioned staff members are the authors of the chapter on ICT as well as the annex on ICT of the MMR Smart City Methodology in 2018.
The CODA group (disa.fi.muni.cz/complex-data-analysis) of the DISA lab draws on more than 20 years of experience in complex data incorporation and search. In a current collaboration with the University of Kiel on the GACR project “Learned indexes for similarity search”, he is investigating and applying a new type of data structures that accelerate searches in documents, images or proteins thanks to machine learning models.
The Sitola Laboratory has many years of experience in the field of planning using artificial intelligence methods and operational research, the foundations of which were laid at the establishment of the Faculty of Informatics. The “Planning, scheduling, and transportation” group (fi.muni.cz/research/networks/scheduling.html.en) has expertise in solving a variety of practical planning problems, including large-scale network problems, logistics, and planning in the context of smart cities.
Students and staff at the Natural Language Processing (NLP) Centre (nlp.fi.muni.cz) have created many tools for text processing and its huge collections over its more than 25-year history. Many of them are used in workplaces all over the world. Recently, the center's focus has shifted to large language models (LLMs) - it creates models, tunes them for specific tasks, or creates applications that use the models. In doing so, it continues to build on the expertise of efficiently processing the large textual data that is important for LLMs.
ICUK has extensive experience with the Smart City concept within the Smart Accelerator for Ústí nad Labem Region III, as this project focuses on supporting the innovation environment and smart specialisation in the region.
ICUK has extensive experience with the Smart City concept within the Smart Accelerator for Ústí nad Labem Region III, as this project focuses on supporting the innovation environment and smart specialisation in the region. Through the Smart Accelerator project, ICUK supports the implementation of innovative solutions and technologies that contribute to the development of sustainable and efficiently managed urban areas. This experience includes cooperation with representatives of cities and municipalities, specialized organizations (e.g. Data Centre of the Ústí nad Labem Region, Energy Centre of the Ústí nad Labem Region - development of the PORTABO data platform and inclusion of cities and their contributing organizations in the regional energy management, etc.), enterprises and educational institutions in the implementation of smart technologies that improve the quality of life of residents and the efficiency of urban services in the Ústí nad Labem Region. Other topics and projects in which ICUK is/ was active include ICUK Digital Innovation Hub, DIGIT-ME project, GREENE 4.0, Smart Countryside.
The mission of the JINAG is to help public administration introduce new technologies, services and processes by connecting stakeholders, pilot projects and proof of concepts to improve the lives of citizens with a positive impact on the environment.
The JINAG agency was founded in 2022 by the South Moravian Region and Brno universities - Masaryk University, Brno University of Technology and Mendel University in Brno.
Since its establishment, the Agency has been very successful in drawing EU funds from the LIFE, Interreg Danube, Interreg Europe, Horizon Europe programmes. It is a member of several international consortia in innovative projects, e.g. ERRIN (European Regions Research and Innovation Network), it is a member of the Friends of New European Bauhaus platform and others.
JINAG actively contributes to the region's adaptation to climate change and supports sustainable development efforts with regard to energy efficiency and environmental responsibility. It helps municipalities to use renewable energy sources and reduce energy consumption. Seeks and implements pilot projects focused on energy efficiency and climate change adaptation and mitigation.
In the field of social and health services, he is the initiator of the expansion of assistive technologies among social service providers and people with reduced self-sufficiency. It increases the awareness of residents about available services, promotes the use of modern technologies in the home environment and focuses on communication between social and health service providers through electronic tools.
It is intensively introducing elements of participatory planning into regional subsidy programmes and the preparation of investment projects. It involves residents and stakeholders in decision-making on the development of municipalities and cities. The participatory process streamlines all activities across all domains and influences the quality of outcomes.
It focuses on the digitalisation of public administration processes, increasing staff competences, creating a knowledge centre for public administration and ensuring public safety.
Despite its relatively short existence, the agency has managed to be active in the region, identifying pioneers in public administration and connecting them with research organisations, businesses and international partners.
Previous experience of JINAG employees includes managing a large state innovation and investment agency CzechInvest, project management within CEITEC, working in the JIC team, mayoralty and serving in municipal councils, etc.
NSZM is a professionally focused association of 140 towns, municipalities and regions, actively working in the Czech Republic for 30 years. The main topics are mainly methodological and implementation support for strategic work and participation at the level of municipalities and regions with an emphasis on sustainable development, health and quality of life. The topics of data work, innovation and SmartCity/region are an integral part of NSZM activities.
The National Network of Healthy Cities of the Czech Republic (NSZM) is a professionally focused association of 140 cities, municipalities and regions, actively working in the Czech Republic for 30 years. The main topics are mainly methodological and implementation support for strategic work and participation at the level of municipalities and regions with an emphasis on sustainable development, health and quality of life. The topics of data work, innovation and SmartCity/region are an integral part of NSZM activities. It actively participates in the Smart Cities Working Group at the Ministry of Regional Development, and has long been cooperating with the Ministry of Regional Development on the Database of Strategies and other topics. Apart from field work for the municipalities/regions themselves, it focuses mainly on networking, sharing good practice, connecting municipalities with professional partners. It operates a website www.DobraPraxe.cz professional website with indicators and methodologies https://mozaika-ur.cz/ and a number of other tools applicable to the SmartCity theme. The NSZM has a number of collaborating partner organisations abroad and is internationally certified by UN-WHO. As an application guarantor, the NSZM, in cooperation with other partners, is able to effectively transfer the SmartCity/region theme to the local level and at the same time provide feedback from practice.
NSZM has experience with projects financed from the EU Structural Funds, the State Environmental Fund of the Czech Republic, resources of the Ministry of the Environment of the Czech Republic or the Ministry of Regional Development of the Czech Republic, EEA Funds, EU Community programmes (Horizon Europe, Intelligent Energy, etc.), etc. - more at www.zdravamesta.cz/projekty. None of these projects overlap thematically or financially, rather they will build on each other methodologically.
STEM/MARK is a research agency that has been providing all areas of marketing research for clients from various industries since 1994.
STEM/MARK is a full-service research agency that has been providing all areas of marketing research for clients in a variety of industries since 1994.
STEM/MARK carries out 400 research projects a year. It uses its own interviewing network, cati studio and interviewing software. It is one of the mothers of the National Sample: https://nationalsample.com/
STEM/MARK is thus a reliable source of intelligent data, which is generated on the basis of thorough analyses and carefully implemented projects. Our goal is to provide clients with the support they need to make key decisions that are important to their growth and success. At the same time, we strive to ensure that our insights contribute to improving the quality of life in our society.
Zkušenost STEM/MARK v oblasti výzkumu užívání smart nástrojů a technologií je primárně pro soukromý sektor.
Examples of research:
Interest in/use of various smart applications, satisfaction and benchmarks (banks, energy, transport, goods distribution, tourism, etc.), optimization of smart tools and applications (e.g. UX tests of app users), use of various “smart technologies” for research innovation and application (e.g. development of “Travel Tracking” app, “Time for Health” app).
Based on objective data, we compare the quality of life in 206 municipalities. We track trends, predict changes, and help cities make strategic decisions.
The company Obce v datach, s.r.o. was established as a purpose-built start-up for the implementation of a specific product - the development of a quality of life index and related derivatives through the automatic processing of big data. Our team is composed of experts who have many years of experience in the public sector, consultants with experience from leading consulting firms and young enthusiastic analysts in the field of economics, statistics and demography.